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Features | September-October 1962 Phase 1 | November-December 1962 Phase 2 | January–April 1963 Phase 3 | May-June 1963 Phase 4 |
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Clinical symptoms/signs | Dyspepsia, vomits, weight loss (5 kg in 4 years) | Epigastric pain, palpable mass in right hypocondrium, anemia, severe postprandial pain, nocturnal epigastric pain, insomnia, acute haemorrhage, severe anemia | Persistent epigastric pain, anorexia | Chronic epigastric pain with frequent exacerbations, multiple episodes of vomits and bleeding, melenas, strong widespread pain, anemia |
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Examinations/procedures | X-ray: tumour narrowing the antral region of the stomach, pyloric stenosis Ulceration | Blood and plasma transfusions, B12 vitamin, batroxobine cyclophosphamide, bicarbonate | Clinical followup | Ascites (5 litres), blood transfusion |
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Diagnosis/pathogenesis/evolutions | Family history | Advanced gastric cancer, cT4bN2 (IV stage), Intestinal histotype? | Unresectable gastric carcinoma | Tumour perforation, peritonitis, fever, coma, death |
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